First flight

After French yesterday Brian went out to finish off the first flight of the stairs, and attach it to the platform. It looks amazing, the finish, with all his carefully thought through details, is excellent – really proud of what he has achieved.

I have ordered some hard oil wax to protect the wood, so as soon as that’s delivered I can paint that on. We used this product on the floorboards in the attic rooms, and it has worked really well, we did them five years ago, and they still look amazing. The UK brand is Fiddes, but it’s not so easy to get that in France, however Osmo, I believe a German brand, is the same product and easily available here. It will get a lot of wear and tear with dirty shoes/boots going up and down it, so this will help protect it against the dirt, and any staining or possible water damage.

Next step is the second flight, which will go from the platform up to the room.